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Basedow’s disease: what is it?

Basedow-Graves disease is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system recognizes the thyroid gland as foreign to the body and attacks it by producing antibodies against TSH-receptor antibodies (TRAb) located on thyroid cells. The receptors are stimulated by antibodies and induce hyperproduction of thyroid hormones, T3 and T4. It has an average prevalence of between 0.5 and 2% of the population and prefers the female sex.

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Hypermetropia: what it is and how to treat it

Hypermetropia indicates a visual defect, which causes blurred vision of near objects and sharp vision of distant objects. It is possible that the patient with hypermetropia may not realize it

Sudden pain in the child

Children who complain of pain during sleep hours resolve in a short time without the need for special treatment, but sometimes the cause may be there and must be identified quickly to prevent worsening of symptoms.

Sjogren’s syndrome

In 1933, Swedish physician Henrik Sjögren first described a group of women in whom chronic arthritis was accompanied by dry eyes and mouth, effectively discovering a condition that still bears

Life, work and habits of the person with glaucoma

Glaucoma is a condition of the eye in which the optic nerve may be progressively damaged until visual ability is lost and impaired, in some cases, to the point of blindness.

Complications in Lyme disease

As lyme borreliosis is a multisystem disease, which can therefore affect systems, apparatuses and organs (skin, nervous system, eyes, cardiovascular system, joints), the symptoms can be varied and refer to the different damage caused by the spread of the infection by the bacterium.

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Whether practicing in a confined basin or in the sea, apnea should never be done alone.

Diseases of the body and early stages

Our organs, including the gut, heart or vascular system are not only complex physiological systems but also emotional organs.

Epileptic seizure: what to do?

The seizures are self-limiting and very often do not allow a rapid intervention. It is necessary, therefore, to keep some pointers in mind: Preventing lessons that the patient might unintentionally

Anuria – Oliguria

Anuria is the failure of the kidney to produce urine. Oliguria, on the other hand, is the production of an insufficient amount of urine to maintain homeostasis. Causes may be

Heart attack (or stroke)

A heart attack occurs when the blood supply is severely reduced or interrupted. Symptoms include tightness and pain in the center of the chest, pain radiating to the shoulders, neck,

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